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Arrigo Piperno Dental Artwork Collection Finding Aid
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The finding aid describes the Arrigo Piperno Dental Artwork Collection. It was curated by Arrigo Piperno, a well-known Italian dentist, whose patients included Pope Pius XII and Benito Mussolini. The collection includes original and reproduction engravings, advertisements, paintings, woodcuts, etchings, and books dating from 1523 to c. 1932. The artwork in the collection portrays dentists and dentistry in history and includes pieces portraying St. Apollonia, the patron saint of dentists and people suffering from toothache and dental diseases.
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The collection dates from 1523 to 1932 and includes undated artwork. The collection was part of the larger Dental-Pharmacy Library Collection which was transferred to the HSHSL when the campus libraries were combined in the 1960s. This collection was separated out because it was a stand alone collection of content curated by Arrigo Piperno, an Italian dentist. In 1941 the University of Maryland Dental Library acquired, either through purchase or donation, records remain unclear, the Piperno Collection. The collection contains original and reproduction engravings, advertisements, paintings, woodcuts, etchings, and other artwork portraying dentists, dental procedures, Saint Apollonia--patron saint of dentists and dentistry--and dental history. The collection is open for research; interested researchers should contact the historical collections librarian for an appointment.